![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/hawaii-wildfires-woman-broke-down-after-first-victim-identified-as-her-grandfather/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_First-victim-of-Hawaii-wildfires-identified-as-grandfather.jpg&description=Keshia Alaka'i was tragically told by local police on Saturday that the remains of her grandfather Buddy L Jantoc had been identified following wildfires which swept through Hawaii A heartbroken woman admitted she "broke down" after being told one of the first victims of the deadly Hawaii wildfires was her 79-year-old grandfather. Keshia Alaka'i was tragically told by local police on Saturday that the remains of her granddad Buddy L Jantoc had been identified following horrific wildfires which swept through the island on Tuesday. The concerned granddaughter was alarmed when Buddy failed to call her from his retirement home when the storms started. She told Sky News: "He would call me every time there was a tropical storm or heavy rain. When I didn't hear from him, I knew something was wrong." Buddy, who lived in the Hale Maholu retirement home in Lahaina, picked it to be his "forever home" and had lived there for the last 30 years, according to Keshia. However, she's admitted she does not know if there was an evacuation plan at the home for the residents. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US The identities of Buddy and fellow Lahaina resident, 74-year-old Robert Dyckman were confirmed by Maui Police on Saturday. Buddy was a well-known musician in the area who would perform at hotels, shopping malls, and local bars. "Besides his family, his other love was music", Ms. Alaka'i said. "Music was his life. He played every instrument. His house was like a music store. He didn't really have a sofa, just guitars. Hawaiian music was his favourite. We all dance hula, and he would sing." "He was loved by many", she added. "My papa was always the light of the party, kind, generous, never had a mean thing to say, he was always positive." The granddaughter admitted she doesn't know what condition Buddy's body is in, but intends to ask authorities to move his remains to Honolulu where she lives, so the family can grieve his los){kind=link}
Keshia Alaka’i was tragically told by local police on Saturday that the remains of her grandfather Buddy L Jantoc had been identified following wildfires which swept through Hawaii
A heartbroken woman admitted she “broke down” after being told one of the first victims of the deadly Hawaii wildfires was her 79-year-old grandfather.
Keshia Alaka’i was tragically told by local police on Saturday that the remains of her granddad Buddy L Jantoc had been identified following horrific wildfires which swept through the island on Tuesday.
The concerned granddaughter was alarmed when Buddy failed to call her from his retirement home when the storms started. She told Sky News: “He would call me every time there was a tropical storm or heavy rain. When I didn’t hear from him, I knew something was wrong.”
Buddy, who lived in the Hale Maholu retirement home in Lahaina, picked it to be his “forever home” and had lived there for the last 30 years, according to Keshia. However, she’s admitted she does not know if there was an evacuation plan at the home for the residents.